Fall 2015
Commander’s Corner 2
Youngest Cadet Leads All 3
Cadet at Air Assault School 3
Adventure Day 3
The “Crucible” 4
Inside this issue:
Black Hawk Brigade News 3rd ROTC Brigade
IL Lieutenant Gov Evelyn Sanguinetti with CDTs Palmer, Ortiz, Duggirala, Scheeve and CPT Tanner
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Visits “Fighting Illini” Cadets on “Quad Day”
The official start of “Quad
Day” included a parade led
by The Fighting Illini
Battalion’s Color Guard
dressed in their historic
Word War I era
“Doughboy” uniforms.
Good weather helped boost
an exceptional turnout for
this year’s festivities. The
day’s events included push-
up challenges, pull-ups at
the neighboring Navy
ROTC booth, exchange of
information about the
program with new students,
and the development of new
relationships with potential
recruits. Cadets and students
alike clearly enjoyed the
event, including a special
guest paying a visit and
speaking with some of the
Cadets. Illinois Lt Governor
Evelyn Sanguinetti joined
the Cadets on the Main
Quad to discuss some of
With the majority of
students back on campus,
the Fighting Illini Battalion
of the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign took
part in an exciting and
successful “Quad Day”
August 23, 2015. “Quad
Day” is an orientation and
recruitment event for
campus student
organizations to familiarize
new students with available
extra-curricular
opportunities.
Fox Valley Battalion Cadet Samuel Morell
taught Rwandan school children as part of his
Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency
(CULP) experience.
Stonehenge Battalion Certifies Cadets for Cannon Crew
Missouri University of
Science and Technology
(MUS&T) Stonehenge
Battalion Cannon Crew
began the school year
training with the M1A1
75mm Pack Howitzer.
MU S&T Army ROTC
supports the S&T Miner
football team at each home
game by firing the cannon
each time the Miners score.
Though it is a lot of fun,
the Cannon Crew takes
their responsibility
seriously and trains
judiciously to ensure that
all crew members are
certified to safely move,
fire and clean the cannon.
Kansas University Cadet Nathanael Law trained at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
in Washington during the summer for Cadet Troop
Leader Training. He received parachute training and did an airborne water jump from a
UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
their activities, her activities
in support of the military, and
plans for the future. After
their discussions, Lieutenant
Governor Sanguinetti said, “It
was an honor to meet the
wonderful men and women of
the Illini Army ROTC during
Quad Day. Their dedication
to our country is inspiring. I
wish them the best of luck
this school year!"
Twelve Army ROTC Cadets are
Cannon Crew members, and each
learned how to assemble and
disassemble the breach, load the
ammunition into the breach,
dry fire and live fire the
M1A1. They also learned
the importance of cleaning
and regular maintenance
and how to properly clean
and lube the cannon. Joe
Miner, the S&T mascot,
assisted in cleaning the
M1A1 75 mm Pack
Howitzer as part of his
duties in getting the campus
ready for the return of S&T
students. The first MU S&T
Miner home football game
was Thursday, September 3
and the Cannon Crew was
ready to fire the cannon in
victory over their opponent.
MUS&T mascot Joe Miner, assists in cleaning the cannon, which is fired every time the Miner football team scores.
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Black Hawk Brigade News 3rd ROTC Brigade
MIZZOU TIGER
BATTALION NEW
CADET
ORIENTATION
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42 new Cadets were
given a full
understanding of what
the program has to
offer, and what
instructors may
expect of them
COMMANDER’S CORNER
an officer, the application can be
found at http://www.goarmy.com/
rotc/high-school-students/four-
year-scholarship.html. There
boards will be conducted again
this year and they will be
conducted on October 19, 2015,
January 18, 2016 and March 7,
2016. HQ Cadet Command mails
letters and posts them to the
online application for scholarship
winners approximately 4-6 weeks
after the completion of the each
board. We are continuing to seek
out the highest quality prospects
interested in serving as Army
Officers.
In the upcoming months we will
be hosting our Annual Brigade
Ranger Challenge at Ft. McCoy,
Wisconsin where the winners of
each of the Task Force Ranger
Challenge competition winners
will compete for the chance to
compete in the Sandhurst
Competition at the United States
Military Academy. We will also
be hosting our Brigade PMS/SMI
Workshop in November to bring
together all of the senior leaders
within the Brigade to discuss
operations over the next 18
months.
We look forward to meeting you
on our travels. Please do not
hesitate to contact me if we can
be of service. Black Hawks!
Since taking Command at the
end of May, I have met with
many of our Civilian Aides to
the Secretary of the Army
(CASA), United States Army
Reserve (USAR)
Ambassadors, and Army
National Guard (ARNG)
Adjutant Generals (TAG) in
order to help build a
community of knowledge and
support among all our Army
supporters in the region. Over
the last few weeks, CSM
Waterhouse and I have been
fortunate to travel around the
Brigade to visit with each of
the Professors of Military
Science (PMS) and Senior
Military Instructors (SMI) that
make up the Black Hawk
Brigade and get a better
appreciation of their campuses
and missions.
This summer CSM
Waterhouse and I were also
fortunate to serve as the senior
leaders of Cadet Initial Entry
Training (CIET) at Ft. Knox,
KY. CIET is the course
designed to build skills and
competencies in our Basic
Course Cadets. This newly
designed course is better
integrated into our overall
curriculum and sets the
conditions for our Advanced
Course Cadets to engage at
higher levels of leadership
developing when returning to
Cadet Leaders Course
between their junior and
senior years. ROTC’s
restructured Cadet Summer
Training remains a key
component of our
developmental learning
model.
3rd Brigade continues to lead
the command in Minuteman
Scholarships specifically
designed to allow senior
reserve component
commanders to identify and
select the best candidates for
their commands. We are
working hard to maintain
that lead by reaching out to
all of you for your support in
securing nominations from
Reserve Component leaders.
The National Guard has
made great strides in
securing their allocations.
There are several scholarship
allocations still remaining
for the USAR.
We want to remind you that
Guaranteed Reserve Forces
Duty (GRFD) Scholarships
are available at the Brigade
level to support our contract
mission of 190 GRFD
contracts in each
commissioning class. We are
continuing to work with
graduate departments to
provide opportunities to
students that are seeking
higher education in the form
of advanced degrees, but
may not necessarily have a
way to pay for it. This also
provides them with Army
leadership opportunities
within the community they
are seeking employment.
We also remind all our
partners that the National
Application Process is
currently open for High
School Seniors that are
interested in going to college
and serving in the Army as
ROTC’s restructured Cadet Summer Training remains a key component of our developmental learning model.
COL Andy Morgado, CDR 3rd ROTC Brigade
Performance and Always
Strive To Be The Best in
one’s cohort.
Pittsburg State was given
one slot for Air Assault
School and one slot for
Airborne School. Since
programs from Division I
schools often receive
multiple slots, smaller
schools like Pittsburg State
really strive to obtain a
specialty slot like AASLT.
In addition to the blocks of
instruction vital to the
course, CDT Colver learned
something new about the
Army every day of AASLT.
He heard “attention to
detail” every day. He and
his fellow Cadets would
Pittsburg State University
Cadet Jesse Colver attended
Air Assault School
(AASLT) at FT Benning,
GA, a 12-day course in air
mobile operations.
With around 215 other
Cadets there, he learned
two main lessons: Prior
Planning Prevents Poor
stand in formation doing Y
squats day-in and day-out,
reinforcing that phrase.
“I believe the unwavering
discipline instilled in these
schools, in our classrooms,
and in everyday soldiers’
lives is what makes the
Army special,” said Colver.
“Though I went to learn
about Combat Assault
Operations, Sling Loads,
and Rappelling, I also
learned about discipline,
diligence, grit and about the
overall pride of what it
means to be a soldier.
AASLT taught me a lot, but
it also reminded me why I
want to be a commissioned
officer.”
Pittsburg State Cadet Learns More Than Air Assault at AASLT
National Guard training area
for teambuilding activities,
such as jousting. Students met
their new peers and got to
know their Cadet Leadership
mentors. The battalion has 50
new freshman enrolled—and
looking forward to great things
from the team this year!
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The school year started early for Freshmen and returning Senior Cadets at Creighton University’s Black Wolves Battalion. Freshmen started their orientation week at 6am with an Army Physical Fitness Test. This event is planned, rehearsed, and executed by the senior class and introduces the new Cadets and their families to the ROTC program. Cadet Captain Brandon Valle and another Cadet demonstrate push up standards.
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Cadet Caitlyn Lee of
Truman State University
was the youngest Cadet at
Fort Knox this summer, 18,
but it did not stop her from
excelling at every CIET
training event. At CIET, an
intense four-week
introduction to Army life
and leadership training of
the Reserve Officers'
Training Corps, Cadet Lee
demonstrated her
leadership, fostered at
Truman State University, on
the obstacle course, in the
field, and at graduation. She
was recognized by several
cadre and awarded four
coins for outstanding
performance; one of them
from 3rd Brigade
Commander COL Morgado.
“My squad really got to
bond and get to know one
another. We worked really
well as a team and
supported everyone.”
Cadet Lee was noticed at
the leader reaction course -
taking charge - and as a
result, was awarded the
position of Commander of
Troops at the graduation
ceremony. Cadet Lee stated
that she learned so much at
CIET and found it to be a
very rewarding experience.
She looks forward to her
MS200 year and is ready to
excel at Truman State
University.
Youngest Cadet at Cadet Initial Entry Training (CIET) Leads Them All
CDT Caitlyn Lee with MG Peggy Combs after CIET Graduation.
CDTs Eva Butcher (BHSU) and Kassie VanDiest (CSC) participate in the jousting event.
St Johns University Fighting Saints Battalion Cadet Joseph McGraw traveled to Morocco on a Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) trip. He taught English to Moroccan Cadets and learned more about the their culture.
“Adventure Day” Inspires Teambuilding
Mount Rushmore Battalion
welcomed freshman and
returning Cadets during its
2nd Annual Adventure Day.
Black Hills State University
(BHSU), Chadron State
College (CSC), and South
Dakota School of Mines &
Tech students gathered at the
Team 3 consisting of Senior Cadets (left to right) John McCloy (UD); Charles Boateng (UD), Julianne Pople (UD), Alec Krekel (UNI), and Loren Legrand (UD) start the course. Photograph by Jon Thompson, UNI Recruiting Operations Officer.
Fall 2015
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COL Andy Morgado,
Commander
CSM Brett Waterhouse,
Command Sergeant Major
POC: Frankie Villalobos, S2
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3rd ROTC Brigade provides
support to 41 ROTC host
programs in Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota and
Wisconsin; and 119 JROTC
programs in ten Midwestern
states.
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Team 3 starting the 150m litter pull. Photo by Jon Thompson.
Cadets and cadre work to untie ropes from the dummy rifles before the final event. (left to right) Dustin Smith (UNI), unknown, LTC Glen Keith, PMS, and Taylor Julander (UNI). Photo by Jon Thompson.
Gateway Battalion
Cadet and Maryville
University Student
Chinyere Turner,
participated in their
Student Involvement Fair,
and was able to explain
the benefits of Army
ROTC to current
students. She also met
the Saint Louis Cardinal’s
and Blue’s mascots —
HOOAH!
University of Northern Iowa: Senior Cadet Training
The “Crucible”
100 Miles Apart— Can the two schools work as a team?
A challenge of having a host
school (University of Northern
Iowa-UNI) and partner school
(University of Dubuque-UD)
100 miles apart is bringing the
Cadets together to work as a
team. The week before classes
began at both schools, LTC Glen
Keith, PMS, brought the Senior
Cadets from both schools to the
UNI campus to prepare for the
upcoming school year.
The UNI and UD Seniors
planned for the Fall Leader
Training Exercise (LTX),
developed the training calendar,
prepared for mentoring the
Juniors, but the highlight of zero
week was the Senior Cadet
“Crucible.”
The “Crucible” is a team
building competition that took
the MSIVs back and forth across
the UNI campus on a four-mile
circuit before ending up in the
UNI pool. The Seniors
competed in teams of six with a
mix of UNI and UD Cadets in
each team.
On the course, they encountered
various stations where they had
to work together to accomplish
tasks before moving on to the
next station. These stations
included rifle PT, a 100 meters
kettle bell relay, litter pull with
the heaviest team member on the
litter, carrying a team member
on a litter back to main campus,
and concluding with a tractor tire
flip.
Upon completion of the land
course, the Cadets went into the
pool and did a variety of water
exercises before working
together underwater as a team to
untie various knots on a dummy.
At the end of the Crucible, the
Seniors were tired but formed
into a team that will lead the
Cadets into the 2015-2016
school year.